emergency assistance
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term "emergency assistance" means—
(i) financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or entanglement event that—
(I) causes an immediate increase in the cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation that is greater than the usual cost of a response, recovery, or rehabilitation;
(II) is cyclical or endemic; or
(III) involves a marine mammal that is out of the normal range for that marine mammal; or
(ii) financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or an entanglement event that—
(I) the applicable Secretary considers to be an emergency; or
(II) with the concurrence of the applicable Secretary, a State, territorial, or Tribal Government considers to be an emergency.
Source
- 2022–present16 U.S.C. § 1421FConservation · John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program · in this section